Cataclysm Collector's Edition Announced!

Blizzard has just announced the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Collector's Edition! Some items included in the Collector's Edition are a 176-page Cataclysm themed art-book, Lil' Deathwing in-game pet, a behind the scenes DVD, the soundtrack from Cataclysm, a special edition mouspad depicting Deathwing himself, and World of Warcraft: The Trading Card Game cards from the Wrathgate expansion. According to the Press Release the Collector's Edition will be available for $79.99 (US dollars).

Blizzard's Cataclysm Mini-site has been updated with extensive details and pictures!Update! Now features correct Lil' Deathwing model!

You can read the official Press Release after the break.

WORLD OF WARCRAFT®: CATACLYSM™ COLLECTOR'S EDITION ANNOUNCED

IRVINE, Calif – Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for a limited-release Collector's Edition of World of Warcraft®: Cataclysm™, the third expansion for the world's most popular subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game,* World of Warcraft. The special Collector's Edition package, which will only be available at retail stores, will include the following exclusive bonus items in addition to the game disc:

Art of the Cataclysm art book, featuring 176 pages of never-before-seen images from the archives of the Blizzard Entertainment cinematics department and the World of Warcraft development team, as well as progressive visuals from multiple stages of development.

Exclusive in-game pet: he may not be a breaker of worlds just yet, but Lil' Deathwing will still proudly accompany heroes on their struggle to save Azeroth from his much, much larger counterpart.

Behind-the-scenes DVD with over an hour of developer interviews and commentaries, as well as a special Warcraft® retrospective examining the rich gaming history of the Warcraft universe.

World of Warcraft Trading Card Game cards, including a 60-card starter deck from the Wrathgate series, two extended-art cards, and two Collector's Edition-exclusive hero cards, marking the first appearance of goblin and worgen heroes in the TCG.

The first two World of Warcraft expansions, The Burning Crusade® and Wrath of the Lich King®, each shattered PC game sales records upon their release. In Cataclysm, the face of Azeroth will be forever altered by the return of the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing. Players will explore once-familiar areas of the world that have now been reshaped by the devastation and filled with new adventures. In an effort to survive the planet-shattering cataclysm, two new playable races -- worgen and goblins -- will join the struggle between the Alliance and the Horde. As players journey to the new level cap of 85, they'll discover newly revealed locations, acquire new levels of power, and come face to face with Deathwing in a battle to determine the fate of the world.

The beta test for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is currently underway. To set up a Battle.net account and sign up for a chance to participate, please visit the official Battle.net website at http://www.battle.net.

The World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Collector's Edition will be available on DVD-ROM for Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 and Macintosh® at a suggested retail price of $79.99. The release date and other details for the game will be announced in the months ahead. For more information on World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, please visit the official website at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm.

About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® series, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry's most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track record includes twelve #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company's online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active players.

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Comment by Octavix

I loved my Wrath of the Lich King Collector's Edition, but the one grudge I've always had is that I really enjoy the box art on the regular edition (I know, lol @ me).

No doubt I'm getting this CE too, lot's of good stuff. But C'MON! That box art is so bad ass!

Comment by bfurret

on 2010-08-17T12:51:58-05:00

About the same as the other Collector's Editions.Will be buying this so Frosty can rest his tired wings.

Comment by Scarletwolfe

on 2010-08-17T13:17:03-05:00

Very excited about this CE! I thoroughly enjoyed the LK soundtrack and am looking forward to what they have in store for Cataclysm's. Also, a retrospective look at the history of the Warcraft universe? Nice addition.

Good job, Blizz. :)

Comment by Monday

on 2010-08-17T13:25:26-05:00

A baby murloc Firebat?

Nah, Firebats kinda suck...

You're dead to me.

I will buy this. I've never bought the Collector's Editions of any of the others, but then again I've never bought any at the release. So I'm looking forward to this.

Comment by chaosultimamage

on 2010-08-17T13:36:37-05:00

Do want! =D

Comment by Pwntiff

on 2010-08-17T13:46:37-05:00

I'm not as hyped for Cataclysm as I was SC2, so I'm not sure I'll be buying this one. It's still possible I might though... I'm a sucker for shinies.

Comment by pre7ender

on 2010-08-17T13:56:50-05:00

Sweeet! This collector's edition will fit in just fine into my collection of collector's editions :)

Comment by pnkflffytutu

on 2010-08-17T14:22:14-05:00

looks like frosty but in red

Comment by ganny

on 2010-08-17T14:39:02-05:00

Well I either need to save up $20 (technically $19.69) to be able to cover the CE. I already have $12 down in pre-ordering it (which I need to get to Gamestop and change to the CE). I presently have $54.90 in change in the piggy bank (yes, it's an actual pig, gotta store change somewhere). I would have enough to cover it but I had taken out $40 for the Blizzcon live stream. Now if I decide not to get the live stream... But I'm confidant that I can save up the last $20 I need, or I can get a relative to spot me.